A Service provided by the F.A.T.H.E.R.S. Motorcycle Poker Run

UNDERSTAND that addiction is a family disease. GET SUPPORT & EDUCATION FOR YOURSELF. This disease is life-threatening. It is critical that you get correct information about how to care for your loved one just as you would with any other disease

UNDERSTAND that there is a disease process at work & the addict CANNOT JUST STOP USING. Addiction will not respond to logic or emotional pleas

UNDERSTAND that you did not cause this, you cannot control it and you cannot cure it.

LEARN what enabling means and stop doing it

UNDERSTAND that addicts do not want to be this way. AVOID STIGMA AND OFFER LOVE AND SUPPORT FOR RECOVERY. Do not add to their burden of guilt and shame as that can fuel their need to use

UNDERSTAND that the addict is NOT DOING THIS TO YOU. The unacceptable behavior is not personal – it is a symptom of the disease

REPORT ANYTHING you know about drug activity to the Stark County Sheriff’s Office ANONYMOUS TIP LINE330-451- 3937 or ONLINE HERE

UPCOMING EVENTS

SEPTEMBER23

Stark County Drug Take Back Day

Stark County Mental Health & Addiction Recovery, Drug Free Stark County and the Opiate Task Force of Stark County, in cooperation with the Stark County Police Chiefs’ Association, sponsor this collection day for Stark County residents to dispose of any expired, unused or unwanted prescription medications safely. Police officials will be on-site to collect medications and dispose of them without harming the environment. This program is completely anonymous, no questions will be asked and no identification is needed.
The event is from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. at several locations throughout the county. Visit starkmhar.org/trainings-and-events/drug-take-back-day/ for locations or call StarkHAR 330-455-6644